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The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).

15. Industrial America in the Late Nineteenth Century
  • Corporate consolidation of industry
  • Effects of technological development on the worker and workplace
  • Labor and unions
  • National politics and influence of corporate power
  • Migration and immigration: the changing face of the nation
  • Proponents and opponents of the new order, e.g., Social Darwinism and Social Gospel

16. Urban Society in the Late Nineteenth Century
  • Urbanization and the lure of the city
  • City problems and machine politics
  • Intellectual and cultural movements and popular entertainment

Kennedy Chapters for this Segment

  • Chapter 24 - Industry Comes of Age (pages 528-556)
  • Chapter 25 - America Moves to the City (pages 557-589)

The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section


Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section


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